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Xfinity Forum Archive...
This is an archived section of the community.
Content in this area has been identified as outdated or irrelevant.
This change was done in an effort to make the forum easier to use and to keep only the most helpful and recent content active.
Post your questions in the Xfinity Community
This is a customer-to-customer help forum. The comments would be more effective if directed at Comcast directly. No one in charge of setting the cap policy reads this forum.
You might try signing the cap protest petitions.
Try these places for customer feedback:
Someone else locked this thread probably because it is a sticky at the top of the forum. I'm relocking it.
Many thanks for your post. I could not have said it better.
As an old-retired-guy who spends 6-10 hours a day online, I find the 250 gig cap to be fraud and an insult.
I also have Verizon available in my condo. All it takes to get it is to swap cables and I'd be good-to-go.
With the poor choice of HD channels and the regular price increases, I've been thinking about switching.
Keep up the good work and stay well.
Let's see how long these posts stay up before they are censored.
From a concerned Comcast customer:
To Comcast about Bandwidth Capping
An insult to customer intelligence.
Limitations create a lack of trust in an established customer base. Why offer high bandwidth connections and limit the transfer?
Until you remove the caps on your bandwidth, everyone should have to call your company CON-cast!
if somebody buys an internet connection called Xfinity, there should be no bandwidth caps or limitations. I asked about these matters when the install guy came, and he called his superior about this topic. Your sales "professionals" don't know anything about internet. You should offer training! THey said that the cap was download only! Yet once I read your site, it said that it is for both streams combined. This is confusing and sketchy marketing. There are no one-size-fits-all sneakers. All of your residential plans include this ridiculous limitation. Your business grade service is relatively too expensive to install and maintain for people such as myself. I download updates to my operating system software and sometimes it can take hours. Other times I distribute my legitimate torrent files that can be up to 5GB In size... IF people download GNU/Linux DVDs (an operating system alternative to windows) from a torrent, it is not only legal, but, free (as in food and freedom), and neighborly to share! IF 50 people download the file, the bandwidth cap is reached immediately. If I get a notice from Comcast, I will immediately resort to going on websites such as rip-off report and make sure that the policy is exposed to the public in a much more clear fashion. It is a severe threat to terminate somebody's connection to the internet for a 'bandwidth infraction'. Why have that limit? Too hard to track and sell your user's connection and usage information to the government or third parties?
Your marketing schemes think the average computer user is dumb and that they don't understand what you are doing. I will highly publicize this and call up political representatives, the FCC, EFF and make it known that companies should make it blatantly clear what their limits are! You will never again be able to call it Xfinity! Verizon is right across the street and they have no bandwidth caps or limitations on their service and throughput. SOPA and PIPA protests were just the beginning to put an end to internet tyranny by corporations and governments. It is anticompetitive to offer unusual bandwidth caps in a generation of people that frequent media sites such as Youtube and other such bandwidth consuming franchises. Once your bandwidth throttling (of torrents and other data) was exposed to the public, the FCC took Comcast to court. Even though they lost, it does not mean that they will again if they attempt to impose net neutrality legislation from infractions such at bandwidth capping instead of throttling.
Instead of using bandwidth notation, you should say clearly to customers, it's 15 megabits (not BYTES) a second not 15mbps. This way the customer can understand what you are talking about. 1.875 megabytes per second. That is ridiculously fast for the every day user of the internet. This goes without saying that modern technological thresholds peak at about 100-1000MBps. Verizon is working hard to develop a platform in which residential users can get speeds of up to 100Mbps download. Also with cloud computing, home users are more inclined to run their own servers. I laud your company for the fact that there are no restrictions on which ports may be used after the Torrent issue was raised a long while ago. Listen to your customers and your business will fare well for longer times than other companies. Attempt to subjugate them to undue policies and silence them.. You lose them. It's true many are addicted to convenience and don't like the effort it might take to switch providers, but they may be displeased overall. Use Google to search for "Comcast bandwidth caps" and see for yourself the expressed opinions of your customer base! You will find more than just disgruntled customers, but an array of intellectuals and artists that oppose this bizarre limitation. The only ones not to oppose undue legislation are lawyers. They financially thrive off of conflict. Let us break the chains of ignorance and share freely and openly as ones who love our neighbors as ourselves.
Everything is subject to abuse. A knife can be used to cut food or murder the next door neighbor. Who cares if people make "illegal" copies of software? There are no lost revenues in software that is copied if the end user would not pay for the software to begin with. In fact it's good advertising. When people get to test software or listen to music, it makes them more inclined to purchase from the companies in the long run. I don't put invisible chains on anything I give to others in the real world, saying you can only use this piece of plywood to make a boat, but not a house. That plywood company would go right out of business. Your company does the same type of thing, except in a very sneaky way that is in the fine print of a signed contract. Copyright is outdated (currently restricting true lasting innovation and enlightenment for our human species as a whole) and intellectual ownership is a childish idea in a generation of vast fluid local and international communication. Let the media giants be ****ed and let the purchasers have the right to do with what they bought as they please.
Your company may esteem your residential customers of being of lower worth than businesses, but the truth is, every resident may be a business owner. Love all lest the king be concealed. Consider, Now the $720 a year that I am currently subscribed to paying your company each year may not amount to much. if your policies agitate even one potential customer with these undue business practices of concealing caps and limitations that you claim is so the service can be fast, he may speak to your current customers and potential customers and inform them of these unjust limitations and get 100-1000 people to choose to take their business elsewhere. Say for each of these 100 to 1000 people, 20 more become disinterested. Especially in the era of instantaneous social communication over platforms such as twitter and Facebook (news flys), you lose 2,000 to 20,000 potential customers at 60 dollars a month. This equates to $1,200,000 to $12,000,000 in lost potential revenue. Bad business practices endanger future sales, no matter how convenient your current service platform might be. I am blogging this entry right now. Fortunately if I am mailed a letter about excessive bandwidth use, I am entitled to get my money back. I will take it back and take my business elsewhere in the event I receive such a letter. I noticed that my router says
In the past 21 days, I haveused 400GB of data transfer to and from the internet. Why should people have to give an account to you for what kind of services they have used? This is a severe violation of customer privacy. The customer is always right when it comes to exposing ill intent in companies. To have to think about how much bandwidth you are using each month can keep a person paralyzed and paranoid, especially if they like to run an open wifi access point when their friends come over with their computers and download from iTunes, etc.
Sorry Jake, but you can't download the music you purchased onto your device! My _BANDWITH CAP_ is like a HANDI CAP that makes it so I can't do things without fear of corporate reprisal! It retards online movement and flow! That is what bandwidth caps are... Retarded! Instead of offering slow throttled internet, you have offered something akin to a month rental of a Ferrari that can go real fast but it can only go from New York to New Jersey with no return ticket. You can't ride for the sheer joy of riding. You have to be paranoid about having used it for a long distance. OH my the road gest- apo are going to notice that I went too far! The car looks beautiful and cool from the outside, until you notice the fine print in the contract and meet the road gest- apo at comcast that complain you used the car too much. If you were to turn off somebody's internet service (i.e. freeze the car while somebody is driving it) (instead of mailing them after they payed their monthly due) at the moment they crossed the cap, I am certain you would lose hundreds of thousands if not millions of customers overnight.
Instead of increasing your carrying capacities by buying new technologies to balance loads of data coming through, you choose to make people only use the internet less. Any good ISP knows that the more the product is used, the more the user will like the provider of the product. What comcast does is an evasion of innovation.
It costs you little to nothing to turn on some computers and routers, and let cables do the work for you while you rake in cash for the said bandwidth. Make it so the customers can make full use of expansive technologies and they will love you and your service!
(words these companies use for people such as you and I, _consumers_ and _users_ (much like a drug dealer might consider their customers to be)
Plan Blast 15mbps download and 5mbps upload
I calculated that if I used the full bandwidth of the connection constantly for 24 hours per 30 days the maximum transfer I can download for my current plan is 15mbps(1.875MBytes/s) x 60 seconds x 60 minutes x 24 hours x 30 days, a whopping 38,880,000,000,000 bits (4.86TB TeraBYTES!) of data-- . That The limitation is absurd! You are only giving me 1/19.44 the maximum amount of what is offered (if it weren't capped) for a month! And that is only for DOWNLOADS! I can sit here and calculate the uploads, but it would be time consuming.
A three strikes you're out policy is in place for this retarded bandwidth cap. If I make use of a connection that I pay for above a certain point, I get cut off from the Internet. This is truly a fool's errand. Either remove the cap or cease to call the service Xfinity (sounding like infinity)
After reading this, I hope you will take the aforesaid into deep consideration. It is a bad economic decision to limit anyone or anything in an artificial manner. People will buy other services. The FCC has at least opened the way for competitive cable and internet services-- that users may choose between providers. For this I am grateful!
While using their service, on Google, I click on links to contact Customer Support and on both of my computers it says "Connection Reset" I cannot find one email to contact customer support. I look all over the websites. To even access their business internet page, I encounter the same errors. 250GB is a retarded limit, simply put. When I read it isn't just downloads, it's both up and downstream bandwidth. The technician said it was DOWNLOAD ONLY. First, I ask the guy who sent the installation team and he didn't know anything about the services he was pushing. They're dumb sales men.. The people working for them probably get incentives to push stuff that people don't want or need upon new and current customers. I got this response while calling for a simple cable modem reset. You don't have phone service. They tried to push their other products onto me like a subservient minion. That isn't a company that cares for the customer. It's a company that cares about profit and screwing the people at the bottom of their sales pyramid. A pyramid is no better than it's foundation. The top is supported by the layers underneath. They should call their Xfinity residential plans Xfinity bandwidth gest- apo plans. I have felt compelled to write this.
Reading through the internet, I found the following post:
"Comcast should not limit or cap bandwidth, as you have a bandwidth limit per account and it doesn't matter if there is one or 500 people using that line as you cannot exceed your ALLOWED bandwidth. Providing that the engineers did their job correctly and the company (ISP provider) hasn't oversold their system. If that is true then there would be no ill effect on others in your shared tree. The problem is they over sell what they are capable of providing and of course lie about the service you are supposed to have, then they turn it around that those **** downloaders are taking all of your service it's their fault for using what is provided to them, when in fact the ISP is not doing their job. This is normal standard business these days, they keep lying and we keep paying more. "
Summary of date usage meter thread:
If you don't see the meter, call Comcast and ask them to roll and reprovision your modem. Make sure they have the correct MAC number from your cable modem.
Usage meters are only seen on primary accounts and on secondary accounts that have billing access.
The usage meter is for a calendar month and resets at roughly midnight universal time at the end of the month. So if you have a lot of activity the evening of the last day of the month, it may end up on the next month.
Comcast doesn't seem to bother people who go a little (or even quite a bit) over the 250 GB limit. They will warn you. See the FAQ:
It's a good idea to check whether your wireless connection is locked down so that only people in your household can access it.
If you really need a lot of usage, consider a business account. It currently has unlimited data usage.
My usage meter comes and goes. Right now its gone.
chat live with agent service. fast quick results
I just have a question about the useage meter... I know that it shows for a calander month, but my billing period is different than the calander month. So do they suspend me based on useage during the calander month or during my billing period?
For those having a Usage Meter issue please send me a Private Message with the Subject usage meter. I will then try and re-provision the modem.
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The white envelope turns to yellow when you receive a PM.
To open a PM to read it, double click on the yellow envelope. If you click on the white envelope a window will open with tabs for your Private Message Inbox, Sent Messages, Friends, Ignored Users, and Compose new Message. You can also access this area by clicking on the Username in a Thread or post. By default, Private Messages are enabled. You can disable this feature in My Settings>Preferences> Private Messenger.
Did you call Comcast and ask them to "Roll and Reprovision" your modem? If not try it...
Thank you for reinforcing !
EG wrote:
To my knowledge, there is currently no cap on the business class service and there is no usage meter even tied to the account.
Ya, I found this on the Comcast FAQ's:
Is the Data Usage Meter available for Comcast Business Class customers?
No, we do not currently have a Data Usage Threshold for commercial customers, so such a meter is not necessary for our Comcast Business Class customers.
To my knowledge, there is currently no cap on the business class service and there is no usage meter even tied to the account.
Paraniod wrote:
FWIW...They don't charge you for going over, (not yet anyway, although I fear that may come in the shape of a tiered rate for bandwith). Then we can all be Paranoid together.
I believe the way it works right now, is you get a warning for going over and if you continue to transgress, you can get banned from the service for twelve months. I could be wrong, but I think the warning comes with an offer to use business class, where there is no limit.
However I do agree, if they are going to give us a meter it should be accurate.
Yes, that is the way it works right now, from what I have read.
But the operative words there are "you can get banned from the service for twelve months." I'm sorry, but with the lack of competition for broadband (in my area anyway) and the importance of an Internet connection these days, I simply can't afford not to be paranoid.
I'd actually be happier if they said "If you go over the cap we'll charge you an additional fee per gigabyte." That would at least make business sense.
Getting cut off from the Internet for a year just doesn't work in today's environment.
Interestingly, the Usage Meter has been acting much better the last two or three days. I've seen data that agrees with my own numbers since Wednesday. Perhaps someone at Comcast whacked the meter and it is functioning again. At least for me.
Oh, BTW. I've heard that there is still a cap on Business class users. What you get with Business class seems to be higher upload speeds and your own static IP address.
Perhaps someone here with more knowledge could confirm that.
My meter has been MIA for months now. When it was working I saw that I never got close to exceeding the cap. Given the grief that everyone here has endured, it just doesn't seem worth it to go through the hassle to get it working again. It's ridiculous that we are capped but are not provided with a reliable method to monitor it ourselves.
Despite numerous times of troubleshooting with camcast reps by emails and over the phone, the usage meter disappearing issue persistent.
FWIW...They don't charge you for going over, (not yet anyway, although I fear that may come in the shape of a tiered rate for bandwith). Then we can all be Paranoid together.
I believe the way it works right now, is you get a warning for going over and if you continue to transgress, you can get banned from the service for twelve months. I could be wrong, but I think the warning comes with an offer to use business class, where there is no limit.
However I do agree, if they are going to give us a meter it should be accurate.
Paraniod wrote:
I don't get it then, wether the meter is accurate or not, if Comcast reports less than you are actually using, why even worry about it? You would have to be using over 8GB a day to get close to the limit of 250GB a month. (double what you say you historically use).
Actually your name pretty much explains my viewpoint. I know my usage is higher than they are showing. The worry is that while they are telling me that I am using very little bandwidth their billing/auditing department has access to better tools, and if for any reason we were over the cap they would hammer me. I suspect saying "Your Usage Meter told me I was fine," won't be an acceptable defense. Comcast has shown they are deaf to any kind of argument.
Also, it appears to me that the numbers are taken from the recorded MAC address for the Cable Modem you have. When I called them about the issue it turned out someone had fat fingered the original MAC address, which they thought was causing the problem. They fixed that but the problem wasn't resolved. So even though they had the wrong address for awhile they had the right bandwidth numbers. Now that it is not working I have no way of knowing what they actually think my bandwidth is. I can do my own monitoring and show them all of that, and I suspect they won't care.
I'd rather know that what they show agrees with what I can prove I am using. I know it is paranoid, but that really is the only way to be with a company that shut down it's customers for going over a Cap that wasn't even published for a long time.
Kinlee wrote:
Mine went down over the weekend as well. As a guess, I'd say they did some kind of updates that took it offline for awhile.
However, while mine is showing up again it is still way off. Since mid August my bandwidth usage has averaged less than 1GB a day. Which is absurd with the Netflix and other usage I have had. Historically we use around 3-4GB a day and our usage hasn't changed at all. If anything I would expect it has gone up but Comcast continues to report much lower numbers for us than I know we are using. I've called about it and they haven't been able to figure it out or resolve the discrepancy.
I don't get it then, wether the meter is accurate or not, if Comcast reports less than you are actually using, why even worry about it? You would have to be using over 8GB a day to get close to the limit of 250GB a month. (double what you say you historically use).
Mine went down over the weekend as well. As a guess, I'd say they did some kind of updates that took it offline for awhile.
However, while mine is showing up again it is still way off. Since mid August my bandwidth usage has averaged less than 1GB a day. Which is absurd with the Netflix and other usage I have had. Historically we use around 3-4GB a day and our usage hasn't changed at all. If anything I would expect it has gone up but Comcast continues to report much lower numbers for us than I know we are using. I've called about it and they haven't been able to figure it out or resolve the discrepancy.
Working Monday 12 Sept , gone today 14 Sept. ?
Does anybody know what the mechanism of failure is... I'm guessing NO
Mine reappeared, as if by magic, later in the day.
pva.... same thing happened to me... was working fine for weeks, today---nothing..
The usage meter disappeared from the Users & Setting page today. It had beenworking fine for weeks. There is no trouble accessing the page; the meter is just not there. What's up with that?
I question the Comcast usage meter....
3 months ago, my usage almost doubled and it is still very high.
My router is secured with WPA2 security and I regularly look on the router to see if anyone is on my wireless.
I turned on the traffic meter on my router last month to monitor the upload and download volume going through it and so far since the 1st of this month, the router says I have used close to 3 gb (2.8961) but the Comcast usage meter says 5gb.
So.. what is up with that?
apc wrote:
Can you point to where in Comcast's extensive disclaimer it mentions the use of GMT (more accurately UTC)?..
It's been stated by Comcast employees from time to time in these forums. Here's a link to the first such posting I ran across.
Can you point to where in Comcast's extensive disclaimer it mentions the use of GMT (more accurately UTC)?.. In any event, it's wrong. I don't run my life based on UTC. More Importantly, when will Comcast stop advertising high speed internet with bigger and bigger pipes that you can't use for fear of hitting the cap. If 95% of their users don't hit the cap, as Comcast claims, then they are all getting hosed by paying for bandwidth they never use. What would happen if every comcast user starting using their full allowance of 250GB? I'd bet you see comcast slow to a crawl and start crying foul.
If internet service is a utility, then price it like one, with a tiered rate structure for usage. BUT, and this is important, lower the dam(n) rates overall. There is no excuse for the continued gouging, especially of low consumption users.
This post was flagged when i used the actual word spelled "d a m n". Seriously comcast, how leftist and politically correct are you now that you controlling the Obama network (NBC) and Cohen and Roberts are kissing him in public?
@Mike Marrato: I see you also have the text box that says "In order to create a Secondary account you must be signed into the Customer Central website using a comcast.net email address from your home."
I had the same message as well. It appears this is related to the usage meter problem. Apparently they think you are logged in from somewhere else, despite the fact that are on your home system. After they reprovisioned my modem that message stopped showing up, but I still don't get reliable usage meter updates.
In fact today I don't even see the usage meter on my system at all. Typically it is there but it just shows the wrong usage data.
My usage meter hasn't worked for over a year despite multiple calls over the issue. I work from home and have a permanently nailed up VPN connection so obviously this is a concern. When the feature initially rolled out in early 2010 for my market it worked and I was only using about 50-60GB per month but in the past 6 months with additions of NetFlix and YouTube on the TV, obviously the usage has spiked. I haven't been able to check since the summer of 2010 though and it's frustrating.
My Arris has been reprovisioned and rolled a half dozen times but to no avail and with a 1-3 hour outtage window each time it's done. I've all but given up on ever being able to check Comcast's version of my bandwidth usage. I rely on my ASA5505 and Cisco 881 for my numbers but what I say and what Comcast says may not sync up which is why I like to check.
It's beyond silly, kinda like the twice monthly "upgrades" at midnight to all three systems (internet, voice, TV) when I'm on a business call to customers in Asia. That's always pleasant.
apc wrote:
My usage meter on 8-31-2011 at 9AM read I had used 175GB for the month. I downloaded 67GB of files during the day and the last download completed just before midnight. I did not download anything afer midnight The usage meter reads that I've already used 17GB on this first day of the month! The August meter graph shows I only used 231GB. I do see the disclaimer that "actual usage shown is not real-time and could be delayed up to 3 hours". I assume that means the meter reading UPDATE is delayed, NOT that the actual consumptiion is delayed.
How do I get Comcast to fix the meter usage readings?
I have had the same problem since early August. They moved my question to a different thread as it seemed to be specific to my account. But I see the same problem. I have a total usage for August of around 22GB, but I know for a fact I have downloaded on the order of 100GB of data what with Netflix and Games I bought on Steam. My usual usage is in that range.
Someone recommended that I call Comcast and ask to have my modem "rolled and re-provisioned." Which I did. Interestingly they did find my cable modem Mac address in their database was off by one digit.
However, they fixed that and reprovisioned the Modem and I still don't get updates on my usage meter. I suspect I am looking at someone elses Usage statitistics. Whoa to the poor guy who looks and sees my usage statistics and wonders what the heck happend
I think that what that means is that the reset can occur earlier than midnignt your time.
That would mean that some of the tail end of your download would appear in the September Tally.
The meter resets at midnight GMT. Depending on your time zone and the time of year, this would be 4 to 8 hours before midnight in your local time zone in the continintal US, so your "just before midnight" download went into the next month's usage.
My usage meter on 8-31-2011 at 9AM read I had used 175GB for the month. I downloaded 67GB of files during the day and the last download completed just before midnight. I did not download anything afer midnight The usage meter reads that I've already used 17GB on this first day of the month! The August meter graph shows I only used 231GB. I do see the disclaimer that "actual usage shown is not real-time and could be delayed up to 3 hours". I assume that means the meter reading UPDATE is delayed, NOT that the actual consumptiion is delayed.
How do I get Comcast to fix the meter usage readings?
Moved to a separate thread. Click the blue link to see your post & any replies to it.
Sometimes the Usage Meter disappears at the end of a month. If so, try the following link (or for any other time you can't see the Usage Meter via the Users & Settings menu):
Mine already says it is August despite the fact that it is July 31 @7:51PM here on the west coast.
Why is the usage meter still not available? How am I to monitor my usage if Comcast doesn't let me see my usage?
Usage meter had been working for a while now since the problem a couple of weeks ago until today 7/31/11
Now I can still get to the Users and Settings page but Usage meter is missing
I just got off the chat with support. The agent claims that since I had a replacement modem installed this month, the "system" doesn't recognize my modem. He stated that I needed to unplug and disconnect my modem for a full 24 hours. Then when it is plugged back in, the system will update the modem and itself with the modem info. Then it will be able to show usage for that device.
I'm not going to comment on what I think about my internet provider suggesting that I go without internet for 24 hours.
It looks like Comcast fixed the problem with the "Users & Settings" page not working. I can get to the page without issue and it loads up very quickly, but the option that used to be there to change the "DNS Helper" setting is gone. Not only that, the link to the web usage page it missing.
I used the link from another thread to try and get to the usage page, but that simply takes me to the "Users & Settings" page. Basically none of the modem specific settings/info are there.
I spoke to someone else at my workplace who has Comcast and he's missing both of these as well.
And yes, I'm logged in under my primary account.
For what it is worth, I was just able to access the Users & Settings menu (first time I tried today). It had been unavailable for about 11 days.
I am not sure if this implies a global fix has been implemented or if accounts are being repaired (if that's what is going on) one at a time. Anyway, those who have been unable to access this menu might want to give it a try this evening.
I don't mind waiting ; I don't apperciate getting hung up on.
If the meter worked ; we'd all be ahead of the game.
Since this information was published in a world-wide web forum, it might be possible that Comcast can NOT handel the volume of calls about their dismal service that that posting generated.
Called the number , waded through the menus... 10 minute timed hold and DISCONNECTED .
Another shining example of Comcast responsiveness
I found this at:
"While waiting for the system to be up, you can check your real-time bandwith consumption by calling Customer Security Assurance at 1-888-565-4329. This team is a dedicated group of security professionals who respond to issues pertaining to security."
It might be worth a look...
Nope ,still just name and user p00p. No usage meter . Happy Friday :-)
Hi, my usage meter is gone as well. I started looking for it early this week. Maybe it was 7/11 or 7/12.
Hi, I'm having a similar problem. The usage meter has been missiing for several days and the link provided on the prior page takes me to the Users and Settings window but no meter is there.
flacoman....log into your acct and then click the link which will open in another window and should see your usage meter...good luck!!!
That link just points me at my status page ... fail
Ditto here with no usage meter. contacted comcast about the problem last week and was given a work order number....still no usage meter. The link above is the only way I can access the data. You would think comcast would provide the link as an interim fix until the bugs were worked out.


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"TSMC is pleased to continue our partnership with Artisan to bring free libraries to customers," said Genda Hu, vice president of marketing at TSMC. "The features of these 90-nm libraries provide real benefits for meeting advanced SoC design requirements."
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With its headquarters at Hyderabad, the TSSPDCL encompasses an area of five districts viz., Mahaboobnagar, Nalgonda, Medak and Rangareddy, Catering to the power requirements of 8 million consumers.
TSSPDCL has a vast infrastructure facility in its operating area with 1,338 Nos. of 33/11 KV substations, 2,039 Nos. of power transformers, 720 Nos. of 33 KV feeders, 5,257 Nos. of 11 KV feeders and around 2,46,426 Nos. of distribution transformers of various capacities.
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Saturday: 10:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.
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The Utica Public Library was established in the early 1900's by the King's Daughters, a local reading circle. The village provided a room in the old town hall and the electric and gas companies provided free heat and light for them.
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Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Trial of a Lactobacillus crispatus Probiotic Given Intravaginally for Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection
~ Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 14, 2011
By Ann E. Stapleton et al.
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common among women and frequently recur. Depletion of vaginal lactobacilli is associated with UTI risk, which suggests that repletion may be beneficial. We conducted a double-blind placebo-controlled trial of a Lactobacillus crispatusintravaginal suppository probiotic (Lactin-V; Osel) for prevention of recurrent UTI in premenopausal women.
Methods: One hundred young women with a history of recurrent UTI received antimicrobials for acute UTI and then were randomized to receive either Lactin-V or placebo daily for 5 days, then once weekly for 10 weeks. Participants were followed up at 1 week and 10 weeks after intervention and for UTIs; urine samples for culture and vaginal swabs for real-time quantitative 16S ribosomal RNA gene polymerase chain reaction for L.crispatus were collected.
Results: Recurrent UTI occurred in 7/48 15% of women receiving Lactin-V compared with 13/48 27% of women receiving placebo (relative risk [RR], .5; 95% confidence interval, .2–1.2). High-level vaginal colonization with L. crispatus (106 16S RNA gene copies per swab) throughout follow-up was associated with a significant reduction in recurrent UTI only for Lactin-V (RR for Lactin-V, .07; RR for placebo, 1.1; P < .01).
Conclusions: Lactin-V after treatment for cystitis is associated with a reduction in recurrent UTI. Larger efficacy trials of this novel preventive method for recurrent UTI are warranted.
Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2011; DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir183. Ann E. Stapleton, Department of Medicine, University of Washington; Melissa Au-Yeung,Department of Medicine, University of Washington; Thomas M. Hooton, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; David N. Fredricks, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Pacita L. Roberts, Department of Medicine, University of Washington; Christopher A. Czaja, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado; Yuliya Yarova-Yarovaya, Department of Medicine, University of Washington; Tina Fiedler, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Marsha Cox, Department of Medicine, University of Washington; Walter E. Stamm, Department of Medicine, University of Washington.


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Original contemporary paintings including landscapes, portraits, and interiors by artist Trent Gudmundsen.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
suprise baby shower
Written by Lorajean at 5:13 PM
3 comments:
- D-lyn said...
Yay!!! I am so happy you were surprised!!! It turned out so well. I am so glad you liked your gifts too.
I always love visiting and playing with my sisters!
Love you
- Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 9:00:00 PM MDT
- mer said...
we had so much fun LJ!
- Friday, April 27, 2012 at 11:59:00 AM MDT
- Delia said...
I am loving that neon with neutrals. Very pretty. What a sweet mom and sisters you have!
- Friday, May 4, 2012 at 10:02:00 AM MDT
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The terrain in those screenshots was made with 3d-modeling programs like 3ds Max or Lightwave. While tessellated cubes and the terrain editor come prepackaged with the Unreal Editor and are convenient and easy to use, they are not nearly as powerful as dedicated modeling programs. This tutorial will teach you the basics of making terrain using 3ds Max. It assumes that you already have some basic Max knowledge. If you don't, I highly recommend Arrimus 3D's excellent tutorials. If you don't want to crank your volume up and sit through a few hours' worth of videos just to get the basics, look at Max's help file.
1. Hotkeys
This is a list of default hotkeys that may or may not prove useful to you. Some of them are in here just in case you accidentally press one and want to turn something back on or off.
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Alt-W: Maximize/Reset Viewport
J: Disable Selection Brackets
Alt-A: Align Tool
F2: Disable selection highlighting
F3: Take Viewport out of Wireframe Mode
F4: Enable/Disable Edged Faces
G: Disable Grid
Alt-B: Viewport Background
Hold Middle Mouse: Pan Camera
Alt + Hold Middle Mouse: Rotate Camera
Scroll Middle Mouse: Zoom in/out
Z: Camera zooms in on all visible objects in scene (click on individual objects and use this to zoom in on them)
Ctrl-Backspace: Delete edges/vertices
Ctrl-Alt-Hold Middlemouse: Smooth Zoom
Q: Change selection mode
Ctrl-L: Choose between scene lights or default lights
Alt-X: Make selected object transparent
Alt-Click: Deselect object
Ctrl-Click: Select additional object
Shift-F: Create safe frame
W: Move
E: Rotate
R: Scale
X: Make transform gizmo disappear
Alt-A: Align object to other object
Alt-Q: Enter/exit Isolation Mode (use Alt-Ctrl-Q to exit in newer versions of 3ds Max)
A: Angle Snap Toggle
S: Snap Toggle
Alt-C: Cut
J: Disable Selection Brackets
Alt-A: Align Tool
F2: Disable selection highlighting
F3: Take Viewport out of Wireframe Mode
F4: Enable/Disable Edged Faces
G: Disable Grid
Alt-B: Viewport Background
Hold Middle Mouse: Pan Camera
Alt + Hold Middle Mouse: Rotate Camera
Scroll Middle Mouse: Zoom in/out
Z: Camera zooms in on all visible objects in scene (click on individual objects and use this to zoom in on them)
Ctrl-Backspace: Delete edges/vertices
Ctrl-Alt-Hold Middlemouse: Smooth Zoom
Q: Change selection mode
Ctrl-L: Choose between scene lights or default lights
Alt-X: Make selected object transparent
Alt-Click: Deselect object
Ctrl-Click: Select additional object
Shift-F: Create safe frame
W: Move
E: Rotate
R: Scale
X: Make transform gizmo disappear
Alt-A: Align object to other object
Alt-Q: Enter/exit Isolation Mode (use Alt-Ctrl-Q to exit in newer versions of 3ds Max)
A: Angle Snap Toggle
S: Snap Toggle
Alt-C: Cut
2. Types of Terrain
An important thing you need to know that there are two types of terrain in Unreal: additive and subtractive. With additive terrain, you make your terrain into a solid brush in 3ds Max and then place it into a subtracted space. Here's Nali Castle, an example of additive terrain:
And here's Ceremony, an example of subtractive terrain:
You'll notice that while Nali Castle's terrain doesn't have its own built-in box for the sky, Ceremony's terrain does. Nali Castle's terrain is technically made up of two brushes – a complex additive brush that was made in a modeling program and a simple subtractive brush that was presumably made in the Unreal editor – whereas Ceremony's terrain is only one complex brush. Which one you choose is entirely up to you. There may be moments where your terrain might be better suited to be an additive brush rather than subtractive (or vice versa). Personally, I tend to prefer subtractive terrain.
3. Setting up 3ds Max
Before you start making your terrain, first you need to change your grid and snaps settings. Find and click on these two magnets: the Snaps Toggle and Angle Snaps Toggle icons (they will be highlighted orange when active).
These are the Snaps Toggle and Angle Snaps Toggle icons. These will force your selected object to snap to a certain point or be constrained to a set angle during rotation. Right click on the Snaps Toggle icon. In the Snaps tab, check Grid Points, and in the Home Grid tab, change the Grid Spacing to 16 and set Major Lines every Nth Grid Line to 8.
If your object or vertices ever appear off-grid, you'll know based on the X, Y, and Z coordinates listed at the bottom of your screen. Here's an example of an object being off-grid:
Those numbers wouldn't be on grid in the Unreal Editor; this is the kind of thing that would cause some serious BSP holes. To rectify this, right click on the down arrows to reset the coordinates to 0. This also works on vertices, edges, and faces, but for safety's sake you should only ever use it on individual vertices or objects. If you do happen to import an off-grid brush into the Unreal Editor, you can use the Actor Align command, but it would be best to make sure everything is on-grid while in 3ds Max. BSP holes should not be a problem while vertex editing your terrain if everything is on-grid.
Back to 3ds Max - your grid will be just like Unreal's 16-unit grid, and the vertices of your object will snap appropriately.
One VERY important thing to note is that the perspective viewport is fairly volatile when it comes to the z-axis grid. Moving a vertex with that particular viewport can make it go from this:
To this:
I've worked with 3ds Max for a while and I still can't figure out why it does that. Because of this particular issue, when you're working with your terrain, it's best to use viewports other than the perspective one.
4. Making Simple Terrain
Now that your grid is set up, let's start with actually making terrain. We should try for something simple, like DmTundra, which is really just a glorified octagon:
Make a plane in 3ds max (512x512) with 1 length and width segment. Click on the modify tab (the blue arch), and from the drop-down menu for the modifier list, add an Edit Poly modifier. It's good to add these because if you delete the modifier, your object will revert to its previous state. Stacking Edit Poly modifiers on top of each other allows you to easily reverse changes if you made a mistake without having to use Undo, which has a limited number of times you can use it before you can't undo anymore changes. If you don't want to have to go through all that, the undo key will be fine as long as you're careful. Click on the triangle under the selection menu and then select an edge on your plane.
Next, extrude the edge by holding shift and dragging the edge on the y axis.
Extrude the edge a third time. Your plane should now be made up of three equally-sized parts. Once that's done, hit Vertex (the three dots to the left of Edge).
Move a selected vertex around the same way you would an edge until you get the desired result. Here's what I got:
Now select Border (the curved shape to the right of edge):
Go into your left or front viewports, hold shift, and extrude the border upwards to get a result like this:
Go back to Edge select and extrude the individual top edges outward on the x or y axis.
Extrude the top edges until you get a square or rectangle shape on top, like this:
Hit Vertex again. Select all your vertices and click on Weld under Edit Vertices. This will weld the vertices that are on top of each other together so there won't be any problems when you import your terrain into the Unreal Editor. Now select the inner top vertices individually and move them upward until you get a result like this:
Now you'll want to use Target Weld under Edit Vertices to selectively weld vertices to the corner vertices so that your terrain is optimized while keeping the original square shape:
You'll get this result:
You'll find that if you Target Weld the next vertex to the right corner one, this will happen:
To fix this, Undo and Target Weld it to the vertex to the left instead:
Target Weld the remaining two vertices together, then weld the remaining one to the left corner vertex.
This will be the result you get:
You can see that the selected vertex appears too steep – it would look bad in-game. Raise it up a few units (but not in the perspective viewport!), like this:
Target Weld vertices on the other sides until you get a similar result. In the end, there should only be two vertices on each side, so the outer edges end up with four vertices in total:
Switch to Border select and extrude upwards so that your mountain cliffs are obscured, like this:
Under Edit Borders, hit Cap to seal off your subtractive terrain:
Your brush appears completely black on the outside and will not work as a subtractive brush if you import it into the Unreal Editor. To fix this, hit Select Element (the cube to the far right), select your object, and then click Flip (to flip the normals – but I won't explain what those are here) under Edit Element. If done correctly, your object will no longer be pitch black.
Click Vertex and select all the vertices, and under Edit Vertices, click on Connect. This will turn all of your four-sided polygons into triangles. Now, right click on your modifiers and collapse all. It will give you multiple options. Make sure you pick the middle one, Yes. Finally, export your terrain as a .DXF file. Here's what your terrain could look like in the Unreal Editor:
If you would prefer additive terrain, go back into 3ds Max and undo/delete Edit Poly modifiers, or delete the top vertices to get rid of the top box so your terrain looks like it did before:
Choose Border select and extrude the border downward, past the bottom of your terrain:
Now hit cap to seal off the bottom of your terrain. Then select all your vertices, and click Connect to get this result:
Unlike with your subtractive Terrain, you shouldn't have to flip the normals of this additive terrain. Collapse your modifiers, export your terrain, and import it into the Unreal Editor. Add it, and then create a subtractive box big enough to hold your terrain. Then right click on your solid terrain brush, go to order, and choose To Last. Rebuild, and you'll find your terrain working in the editor. Here are both styles of terrain in the editor. As you can see, they're not all that different. Ultimately, the choice is up to you.
And that concludes this tutorial.
The terrain I made might not look the best, but it serves as a basic example. In the future, I'll probably write a tutorial on more complex terrain, like the kind you would see in Edge of Na Pali or Approaching UMS Prometheus.
Downloadable tutorial with example files:


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text: Although what causes autism spectrum disorders is still unclear, imaging studies have demonstrated that certain brain areas are enlarged while others are reduced. This suggests that abnormalities in the control of size and shape of brain cells and the extent of their contacts – called pruning- with other brain cells play an important role in this effect. The main goal of this application is to investigate the link between molecules that are implicated in regulating developmental axon pruning and the gene that causes fragile X syndrome, a common form of inherited autism-related disorders. Dr. Cheng and colleagues have recently identified two molecules: Sema3F and its receptor, Plexin-A3, as key regulators for stereotyped axon pruning of hippocampal mossy fibers in the fragile X knockout mouse. By using the most advanced technologies, the investigators plan to determine whether the neuropathological deficit in the fragile X knockout mouse is caused by changes in expression of Sema3F and Plexin-A3. Significance: The ultimate goal of these studies is to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms of developmental axon pruning and provide a therapeutic basis for treating human neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorders.


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My husband, being a Midwestern Boy, loves and appreciates his comfort food. Chicken Fried steak is all about comfort and calories, and I can assure you that this is one of the hardest posts I've had to edit. Just looking at the photos I took, makes my mouth water for this sinfully (and very easy) Man-Pleasing Dinner.
It's time to fry, so here's a tip from Cook's Illustrated: Getting the initial oil temperature to 375 degrees is key to the success of this recipe. An instant-read thermometer with a high upper range is perfect for checking the temperature; a clip-on candy/deep-fry thermometer is also fine. If your Dutch oven measures 11 inches across, you will need to fry the steaks in two batches.
I don't make gravy often-- in fact, pretty much only at Thanksgiving. But Chicken Fried Steak needs gravy. I did use P-Dub's gravy recipe, from her cookbook. I like to strain the drippings. To me, it's easier to catch those tasty bits, but you don't have to dirty your fine sieve if you don't want to.
NOTE: *I used part 1% milk and part half 'n half, because I didn't have whole milk. It still works!
NOTE: *I used some chicken stock, in place of additional milk. I think it gives the gravy more depth of flavor. The total cooking process should take 5–10 minutes. Generously season the gravy with kosher salt and freshly cracked pepper, tasting it as you go along. According to the Pioneer Woman, under seasoned gravy is one of life's great sacrileges.
Now, about those mashed potatoes... I recently discovered a new way to make mashed potatoes that is super easy and clever. Here's how I made garlic mashed potatoes:
I lightly season the potatoes with kosher salt and pepper-- I'll be adding more seasoning later on. Cook the potatoes, covered, on medium heat, until fork tender. Now, this is important... remove some of the cooking liquid and set it aside.
TASTING NOTES: I think Cook's Illustrated's addition of the baking soda and powder really helped to make this crust become crunchy and perfect. I used peanut oil, but vegetable oil would work fine. Flavor-wise, my husband loved this dinner, and I definitely made his stomach and heart feel very loved and happy.
I'm not big on gravy, but I have to say that this was very flavorful. I think the chicken stock was a good addition. While my husband doesn't burn off a lot of calories by working cattle on a ranch, he gets enough of a workout pushing the lawn mower up our very steep and grassy hill! This is definitely a man-pleasing dinner and I highly recommend it. I give kudos to The Pioneer Woman's gravy, -- and little bit of my own improvs on adding chicken stock to the gravy and potatoes.
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LOS ANGELES, May 1 (UPI) -- Donald Sterling's former girlfriend V. Stiviano, who released the recordings of his racist remarks, said she will be president one day.
"One day, I will become president of the United States of America. And I will change the legislation and laws," she said to a group of paparazzi. "Modern-day history. Civil-rights movement."
Though one of the photographers called her "bigger than Angelina Jolie," Stiviano said, "Just today, just today, guys," indicating she knows her 15 minutes are almost up.


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HIGH SCHOOL: A two-way standout at McMinn H.S. in Athens, Tenn. (approximately midway between Knoxville and Chattanooga) ... recorded 160 tackles and five interceptions as a safety over the final two years of his prep career, including 75 stops and three INT (with 205 return yards) as a senior ... had two 100-yard interception returns during high-school career ... caught 76 passes for 775 yards and five touchdowns over final two seasons (30 rec., 423 yds, 3 TD as a senior) ... added rushing to his repertoire as a senior, carrying the ball 56 times for 387 yards and seven scores ... earned first-team all-state recognition as a DB following senior campaign ... three-time all-region honoree ... was the Region 2-5A Sophomore of the Year in 2007 ... participated in 2009 East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Football Classic ... coached by Bo Cagle.
PERSONAL: Full name is Tevin LeMoyne McDermott ... born Nov. 28, 1991... son of Tabatha and Troy McDermott ... brother, Trace, is a junior running back at Southern Conference rival Chattanooga ... cousin, Hubert Simpson, played football at Tennessee and professionally in the Canadian Football League ... cousin, Terrance McDermott, played baseball at Middle Tennessee State and Tennessee ... major is undecided.


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Dyn expands headquarters in England with investor cashBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 19. 2012 9:34PM
MANCHESTER - A Manchester-based Internet service company is expanding its Europe, Middle East and African (EMEA) headquarters in England, which it recently moved from London to Brighton.
Dyn Inc., with offices on Dow Street, offers DNS and email services to clients around the world. The company has received widespread attention for its rapid growth, new investors and employee culture, particularly the design and amenities of its offices in the Manchester Millyard.
The company recently received an infusion of $38 million in investment capital from North Bridge Venture Partners in Waltham, Mass., and announced Monday that it will use part of that investment to expand the EMEA headquarters.
"Our original EMEA office was in London, but we soon discovered that Brighton was much more our style," said Adam Coughlin, media relations manager at the Manchester office. "Like Manchester, it is a city full of exciting possibilities."
The company moved its offices from London to Brighton earlier this year. "We are now trying to make that office similar to our Manchester HQ, but with a British twist," said Coughlin. "We're looking to grow that team in 2013."
The Brighton office grew from three staffers to 20 in the past year.
"Dyn is a company with a global reach, so it only makes sense to have an active and vibrant presence overseas," said Phil Akilade, EMEA regional manager. The company also has an office in San Francisco.
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Access to Adequate Insurance
Research indicates that children with a stable and continuous source of health care are most likely to receive appropriate preventative services, less likely to be hospitalized and more likely to be diagnosed for disabling conditions. Approximately 9.3 percent of children with special health care needs were uninsured for all or part of the year when surveyed and parents reported approximately one-third of insured children with special health care needs had inadequate insurance coverage (2009-2010 National CSHCN Survey).
The National CSHCN Survey provides state-level data on the percent of parents of children with special health care needs reporting private or public health insurance coverage, no gaps in coverage, coverage that meets their child's needs, reasonable out-of-pocket costs, access to needed providers, and lack of unmet needs due to health plan coverage.
- North Dakota Specific Website
The Catalyst Center is a national center dedicated to improving health care coverage and financing for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN).
A Health Benefits Counseling Training Module was developed by the North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities at Minot State University to be used by providers of coordinated medical care services for children and youth with developmental disabilities and special health care needs.
For a list of North Dakota coverage options, view the Health-Care Coverage Options Brochure .
For questions or concerns regarding an insurance policy, visit the North Dakota Insurance Department , a state agency devoted to insurance regulation.
The North Dakota Department of Health's Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant Program has placed priority on promoting access to available, appropriate and quality health care and evidence-based home visiting programs for the MCH population. For more information on Title V efforts, visit their state performance measure fact sheet .


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By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford admitted on Wednesday to trespassing on his ex-wife's property but avoided punishment for contempt as part of a court agreement reached a day after the Republican punched his ticket back to Congress.
Sanford, whose win on Tuesday in a special election for a U.S. House seat revived a political career wrecked by an affair while he was governor, also agreed to pay ex-wife Jenny Sanford's $5,000 in attorney's fees and costs.
Mark Sanford and Jenny Sanford had been due to appear in court on Thursday for a hearing about the trespassing allegation.
Jenny Sanford said she found her former husband leaving her home through a back door on February 3 using his phone as a flashlight. Mark Sanford said he went there to watched the Super Bowl with one of the couple's four sons.
The accusation came to light in April as Mark Sanford's bid for the open First Congressional District seat he previously held for three terms heated up. It spurred the National Republican Congressional Committee to drop its support for a candidate already dogged by personal indiscretions.
During his second term as governor in 2009, Sanford tried to cover up a visit to his mistress in Argentina by saying he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. Jenny Sanford divorced him, and he is now engaged to the other woman, who attended his victory party Tuesday night.
In the settlement on Wednesday, Mark Sanford admitted to trespassing more than once, in violation of the couple's 2010 divorce agreement that says neither can enter the other's home without specific permission.
The judge withheld issuing a sentence on the condition that Mark Sanford abide by the divorce decree going forward.
Sanford's attorney, Ralph E. Tupper, could not be reached for comment.
"No one will have any comment beyond the order that we filed," said Jenny Sanford's lawyer, Deena Smith McRackan.
Mark Sanford defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in Tuesday's election to fill the seat vacated by Republican Tim Scott when he was appointed to the U.S. Senate in December.
Colbert Busch is a sister of comedian Stephen Colbert, the host of cable television channel Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," a popular satirical news show in which he caricatures a conservative political commentator.
(Reporting by Harriet McLeod; Writing by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Eric Walsh)


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Kathryn Doyle left a comment to my last posting on estate records that I want to highlight. She points out that PRONI (Public Record Office of Nothern Ireland) is a repository for estate records also. She mentions that the Lowry Papers at PRONI contain rental records for the Pomeroy Estate.
Which leads me to remind readers who are planning a trip to Ireland in the next year: PRONI will be CLOSED from September 2010 to May 2011.


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Read the article below, and know that after several legislative years of trying, MEA-MFT created the Montana student loan repayment program for teachers in the 2007 legislative session.
It's just one more thing your union has done that continues to resonate positively across our state.
It's one more thing not to be forgotten, especially when a member asks, "What has my union done for me lately?"
Learn more about this vital program, administered through the Office of Public Instruction.
Billings Gazette - August 11, 2011
HELENA - The state office of public instruction says Montana is providing student loan repayment help to 141 teachers in the fourth year of a program that gives incentives to educators to teach in needed fields in rural areas.
The teachers selected for the program will get student loan repayment assistance of up to $3,000 a year for up to four years. This year, $417,000 was awarded in student loan repayment assistance.
The 141 teachers who are receiving loan repayment assistance work in 95 different schools and three special education cooperatives. The top identified shortage areas were special education, math and career and technical education. More than 220 teachers applied for the assistance.
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Kerecis Announces a Distribution Agreement With Medline Industries for the MariGen Omega3 Tissue-Regeneration Technology
By: Marketwired .
Jan. 31, 2013 06:41 PM
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- (Marketwire) -- 01/31/13 -- At the Arab Health Conference today, Kerecis announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Medline Industries, Inc., based in Mundelein, Illinois. Kerecis is a medical device company focused on the treatment of tissue damage with Omega3-based regenerative technologies. The contract with Medline represents the first commercialization of the company's technology.
Medline is a leading manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products and programs with established sales channels globally. As the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products and services in the United States, Medline is the market leader in several major product categories, including exam gloves, textiles, durable medical equipment, skin care, adult incontinence products, patient plastic utensils and operating room kits.
MariGen Omega3 is a fish skin that has had all its cells and antigenic materials removed, leaving behind an extra-cellular matrix that looks like fish skin, and contains Omega3 and other fish-skin components. The product is manufactured according to a patent-pending method. MariGen Omega3 is applied to areas of tissue damage where it recruits the bodys own cells. Ultimately the product is converted into functional, living tissue.
Under the terms of the agreement, Medline will sell products that utilize the MariGen Omega3 regenerative technology for the management of chronic wounds, including diabetic, vascular and other hard-to-heal wounds. Initially Medline will sell products based on the MariGen Omega3 technology in the United Kingdom and several Middle Eastern countries.
Virtually any disease that results from damaged or failing tissues may be potentially cured with regenerative technologies. Kerecis is developing regenerative technologies for repairing damaged tissue in vivo, and by growing the tissues and organs in vitro and implanting them into the patient. The company's most advanced development plans include products to treat chronic wounds and hernias as well as treat defects in dura mater after neurosurgery.
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A fire that began burning at about 11 a.m. Wednesday had reached an estimated 386 acres as of 5:40 p.m. that evening.
Dubbed the Roatcap Fire, it is located near Montezuma county roads 29 and P, south of Dolores. It began on private land, and except for about 40 acres under Bureau of Land Management supervision, most of it is burning on private property, said Lt. Ted Meador of the Montezuma County Sheriffs Office.
Meador said as of Wednesday evening, 30 homes have been evacuated and many more are on evacuation standby.
The Durango Interagency Fire Dispatch Center said about 100 homes, high-voltage power lines and a Colorado Department of Transportation storage facility are threatened.
The fire started from a trash burn that went out of control. Gusty winds pushed the fire quickly to the east and northeast.
No one from Durango Fire & Rescue Authority is at the Roatcap Fire, Hal Doughty, deputy chief for operations, said Wednesday.
The fire dispatch center has ordered two Type 2 firefighting crews in addition to a Type 1 hot-shot crew, which is en route from the Vallecito Fire, an initial air attack crew, a Type 1 helicopter, a single-engine air tanker and a heavy air tanker.
It is unknown how many of these resources will be available because of equipment needs at the Wetmore Fire in Pueblo and Custer counties, which has forced about 380 people to leave their homes.
The Wetmore Fire, which was initially reported at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, had reached 2,100 acres by 4 p.m. Wednesday. More than 160 personnel from 16 agencies have been called to the scene.
The Cortez Journal and Associated Press contributed to this report.